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2025-09-21 17:16
Evidence of life and industry discovered at Tepe Sialk
TEHRAN— In the fourth season of the excavation of Tepe Sialk in Kashan, central Iran, some workshops have been selected as the focus of research; a continuation of last year's excavations with the aim of more accurately and deeply understanding the newest layers of the site. So far, valuable findings have been obtained from these sections.
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2025-08-08 18:08
8,000-year-old Tepe Sialk proposed for UNESCO World Heritage listing
TEHRAN - Tepe Sialk, a c. 8,000-year-old archaeological site in Kashan, central Iran, has been placed on Iran’s shortlist of potential UNESCO World Heritage sites, an official said, as efforts to resolve legal and conservation issues around the site’s protected area gain momentum.
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2024-11-12 17:26
Archaeologists unearth ancient skeleton at Cheshmeh-Ali mound in southern Tehran
TEHRAN - Archaeologists have discovered an ancient burial containing a skeleton during excavations at the 7,000-year-old Cheshmeh-Ali mound in Rey, southern Tehran.
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2024-09-15 17:49
2,700-year-old metalworking workshop discovered in heart of Iran
TEHRAN - A 2,700-year-old metalworking workshop has recently been unearthed in Tepe Sialk during a reassessment project conducted on the archaeological site which is situated near Kashan, central Iran.
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2024-09-13 18:07
Archaeologists seek reasons behind Sialk’s abandonment, a question left unanswered for 2,500 years
TEHRAN - The third phase of a reassessment project at Tepe Sialk, a treasured 8,000-year-old archaeological site near Kashan in Isfahan province, has commenced.
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2024-08-31 17:14
Reassessment project at Tepe Sialk enters third phase
TEHRAN – The third phase of a reassessment project has commenced at Tepe Sialk, a treasured ancient site situated near Kashan in Isfahan province.
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2023-10-08 18:22
Prehistorical water system uncovered at legendry Sialk Hills
TEHRAN — An archaeological team has uncovered a prehistorical water system during excavations in Sialk Hills, located near Kashan, central Iran.
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2023-03-15 18:42
Sialk hills, the story of 7,500-year-old ziggurat
TEHRAN - Date back to around 6000–5500 BC, the Sialk hills were hidden by farmland until a flood did so; no one else was aware of it.
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2022-09-10 18:16
5,500-year-old workshop for stone tools unearthed in central Iran
TEHRAN—Archaeologists in central Iran have discovered the ruins of an early workshop for stone tools, which is estimated to date some 5,500 years.